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Europe's hottest summer 'caused record heat stress'

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What happened A record 52% of Europe was exposed to intense heat stress during the exceptionally hot summer that seared the continent this year, the EU's climate monitor has said.
The headline split RTE News (Ireland) frames it as "Europe's hottest summer 'caused record heat stress'". Phys.org frames it as "Europe's hottest summer caused record heat stress: Monitor".
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RTE News (Ireland)News report · Oct 2, 6:12 AM

Europe's hottest summer 'caused record heat stress'

A record 52% of Europe was exposed to intense heat stress during the exceptionally hot summer that seared the continent this year, the EU's climate monitor has said.

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Phys.orgNews report · Oct 2, 7:40 AM

Europe's hottest summer caused record heat stress: Monitor

A record 52% of Europe was exposed to intense heat stress during the exceptionally hot summer that seared the continent this year, the EU's climate monitor said Friday.

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